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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months agoTOS had the first interracial kiss between a white person and a black person on U.S. TV. It also shows a socialist utopia where men and women of all races are equal, indigenous cultures are respected, and they try to talk out a hostile situation before they resort to firing their weapons whenever they can.
Fox News should absolutely loathe that.
The neat thing about post scarcity societies is that economic systems become moot so long as the government isn’t particularly oppressive. It’s still an hierarchical, and somewhat militaristic, society.
It also followed the old scifi serial blueprint they were used to.
Yeah I thought about the Kirk-Uhura kiss but two things, they aren’t currently openly saying that shouldn’t be allowed (on Fox News) and considering she was a Yeoman or a Lieutenant at the time being kissed by her Captain is right along the “grab em by the pussy” narrative they side with.
You are right if they looked at any of the social establishments that the franchise embraces they would hate it.
and considering she was a Yeoman or a Lieutenant at the time being kissed by her Captain is right along the “grab em by the pussy” narrative they side with.
They were being forced to kiss by telepathic aliens. They both even admit they have had feelings for each other in the past but it was inappropriate to act on them. I don’t think that applies.
You know what I had forgotten those details. Good recall!
I’ve watched a lot of TOS in my life.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
TNG basically had Riker fuck an alien trans woman in 1992.
Any trekkie who complains about Trek being too woke, is either a moron, or not an actual fan.
teft@startrek.website 8 months ago
DS9 had Jadzia reconnect with another trill whose host happened to be a woman. TOS had the first televised interracial kiss. ENT had a pregnant Trip Tucker. Trek has always been woke.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
And, of course, Discovery has Stamets and Culber, plus their adopted nonbinary child.
I’m pretty sure Mariner’s up for anything.
teft@startrek.website 8 months ago
Mariner is definitely down for anything. She’s dating the andorian Jennifer in a few episodes and she also went on a date with Steve Levy the conspiracy guy. She also dated an Anabaj to annoy her mom so…yeah.
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 8 months ago
First televised interracial kiss in the US. I believe there was a televised interracial kiss on UK TV a decade earlier.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I will be forever disappointed that the higher-ups refused to have that alien played by a male actor. I am glad if it helps trans people feel noticed and respected though.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 8 months ago
Seem to remember Frakes being dissapointed with that too. Wanted a male actor.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yes, he’s talked about that before.